Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 680 He Refuses

"How come it's you?" Odessa's voice dripped with surprise.

Finished

Then, she sneered. "I really raised a good son, huh? For a woman, he doesn't even want to talk to his own mother!"

"Benjamin is indeed a good man," I

Ponded icily. "But if you think so little of him, why bother calling?

"Because deep down, you know Benjamin is too kind to be harsh with you, so you feel emboldened to challenge him this aggressively." I continued in a steely tone, revealing her motives without mincing words.

"You knew it was me, yet you didn't confront me directly. Why? Because you're aware that only Benjamin tolerates your tantrums. You aim to control his life, and when he resists, you claim the moral high ground to criticize him."

Her silence followed, and I chuckled, "Just because you're his mother, do you think he'll never truly get angry with you? Consider this-as the Alpha of the Midnight Pack, who else besides you would dare to insult and accuse him so recklessly? If he's not a good son, then what kind of mother are you?

"Do you believe that just by spouting high-minded words, all your actions are justified? In reality, you're just using the guise of maternal concern to satisfy your own controlling and hypocritical impulses."

After laying out my thoughts, I handed the phone back to Benjamin, apologizing, "Sorry, I lost my composure for a moment."

Benjamin looked at me, his expression one of surprise but devoid of any rebuke.

took the phone

pretending

a brief pause, Benjamin changed the topic. "I need to step out for a bit. There's been too much chaos recently with unpredictable forces emerging, and I

first to the

theebla

from the black market had surfaced, and

city was

I understood Benjamin's urgency.

go ahead," I said

and then exited the house. His departure was as serene as the phone call

been.

was as if the heated exchange had

watched him leave, then turned to me, his voice tinged with suspicion. "Is he

that Me Torred?"

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Fri, 4

Chapter 680 He Refuses

a long,

Finished

scrutiny, I walked